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ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has ruled that appointments to key public offices must demonstrably conform to constitutional standards of fairness, transparency, institutional integrity and merit-based governance, holding that executive authority cannot be exercised on undisclosed considerations or in disregard of established selection procedures. Upholding a judgment of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) that

ISLAMABAD: Water sector development in the next financial year faces a major funding squeeze, with the government proposing Rs179 billion in allocations against a required outlay of Rs969 billion. According to sources, the Ministry of Water Resources had projected a total requirement of Rs 969 billion for ongoing and planned development schemes. However, the government

The current visit would help both sides continue discussions Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif leaves China after completing his four-day official visit. PHOTO: PMO ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that Pakistan was keen to elevate its economic ties with Saudi Arabia to a mutually beneficial economic partnership. He spoke to a powerful Saudi Arabian

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ spokesman Tahir Andrabi speaks at the FO’s weekly press briefing. SCREEN GRAB ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday “categorically” rejected India’s remarks on the upcoming elections in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), terming them as “baseless” and part of a “carefully choreographed attempt to conflate fact with fiction”. In a statement, Foreign Ministry (FO) spokesperson

OGRA hiked HSD and petrol prices from March 1. PHOTO: PEXELS ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Friday reduced the price of petrol by Rs4 per litre, while the price of high-speed diesel (HSD) was kept unchanged for the next week, according to a notification issued by the Ministry of Energy’s Petroleum Division. The notification said

Retailers must pay a fixed 1% tax on sales Scheme to cover shop owners who own a single business Minister describes the initiative A trader counts Pakistani rupee notes at a currency exchange booth in Peshawar, Pakistan December 3, 2018. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The government on Friday announced a “retailer scheme” where retailers will pay a

Center asked to send 14,000 additional law enforcement personnel to maintain order Guest house staff sit inside an empty tourist site in Keran village on the LoC in Neelum Valley, AJK. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government on Friday banned the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JK-JAAC) under anti-terrorism laws